Amiran Gamkrelidze calls on universities to use online teaching systems

Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, urges universities to use online teaching systems to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus.

“Education is fundamental to us. I urge the universities to start online teaching for some time if they have appropriate technological infrastructure, ”Amiran Gamkrelidze said.

He said intensive disinfection works are being carried out in the building of kindergartens and schools, which are temporarily closed.

The head of the National Center for Disease Control underlined that frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid the infection. He called on the citizens to refrain from traveling to high risk countries.